PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 25 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mrs J. ToAlinsoh,, ,of, Waimea Westj has received cable 'advice that her third son, J. I}. Bl Tomlinson, was killed in action on [October 12th. , •Mrs••David Barnett, of Waimea Ron-jL was advised yesterday-that her wcond son, Jkmest, waa killed!' in actioil k* France on 4th inst. Mrs Burt, of Tipahi-street, has .received cable advice, that her son, Private Wi S. Burtj was wounded on Oct. 12th. Ale left New Zealand with • the 13th Reinforcements Infantry, and was transferred to the Machine Gun Section in England. Mr C. J. Hariey has receivod a telegram froin Mr Samuel Jickell, l&te.CHy Engineer, stating that .his. eon Nelson had died of wounds received in France on the 19th inst. Mr Nelson Jickoll was born in and was Mr Samuel Jickejl's youngest and only sulviving son /Two. other eons, John and William, died from disease contracted owing to hardships suffered in the Boer War. . , • Private W. J- Joynt, who is reported to have died of wounds, was the youngest of three sons serving at ,the front, of Mr and. Mrs-.J. W. Joynt, of Hope. He left New Zealand with the Fourth Reinforcements and' wounded at Gallipoli. He was on th> staff of the Bank of Australasia fit Ashburton, and waa 19 years of age . when he enlisted, and died the day after his 22nd birthday. At-the time of his death he was attached to the ambulance as stretcher bearer. ut .